Lenore Skenazy: Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing seem so 20th-century

5:41 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

Lenore Skenazy

Written by

Lenore Skenazy
Creators Syndicate

Is a traditional Thanksgiving going the way of the horse and buggy? Or full-time jobs? Or broadcast television? Or paid journalism? Or pensions? Or pantyhose? Or... what were we talking about again? Oh, yes: A Modern Thanksgiving.

Seems like everywhere you look (or cook), someone's trumpeting a new Thanksgiving trend. For instance, a chef named Jessica Young says, "People don't want huge meals anymore where afterward they feel as stuffed as the turkey on the platter."

They don't? I thought that was the whole point. Anyway, Young contends that, "Smaller plates, such as individual Cornish ...